Spatial variability of biogeochemistry in shallow coastal benthic communities of Potter Cove (Antarctica) and the impact of a melting glacier

• Ralf Hoffmann ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: ralf.hoffmann@awi.de

  Affiliation HGF MPG Join Research Group for Deep-Sea Ecology and Technology, Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9799-5662

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• Francesca Pasotti,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Marine Biology Research Group, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Susana Vázquez,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Cátedra de Biotecnología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires; Nanobiotec UBA-Conicet, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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• Nene Lefaible,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Marine Biology Research Group, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Anders Torstensson,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Current address: School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

  Affiliation Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8283-656X

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• Walter MacCormack,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Cátedra de Biotecnología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires; Nanobiotec UBA-Conicet, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Instituto Antárctico Argentino, San Martín, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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• Frank Wenzhöfer,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations HGF MPG Join Research Group for Deep-Sea Ecology and Technology, Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany, HGF MPG Join Research Group for Deep-Sea Ecology and Technology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Bremen, Germany

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• Ulrike Braeckman

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Marine Biology Research Group, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, HGF MPG Join Research Group for Deep-Sea Ecology and Technology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Bremen, Germany

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